W. Yarmouth couple celebrates 50th anniversary

WEST YARMOUTH — Donald and Mary Shaughnessy of West Yarmouth and West Newton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in May on a cruise to Bermuda with 27 family members and friends.

WEST YARMOUTH — Donald and Mary Shaughnessy of West Yarmouth and West Newton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in May on a cruise to Bermuda with 27 family members and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaughnessy were married on May 11, 1957, at Saint Bernard's Church of West Newton.

Mr. Shaughnessy is the retired owner of the Deluxe Floor Cleaning Service of Newton. He also taught at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School in Marlboro.

Mr. Shaughnessy is a Korean War veteran. He served with the Army's 7th Division from 1954 to 1956 and was stationed in Korea from 1955 to 1956.

He is a member of the Irish Social Club of West Roxbury, and is an avid dancer at the Irish Village in West Yarmouth.

Mrs. Shaughnessy is a retired employee of H&R Block in Newtonville. She earned an associate's degree from Massachusetts Bay Community College in 1980.

The couple are active members of Saint Bernard's Church of West Newton and also attend St. Pius X Church of South Yarmouth.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaughnessy have four children, Donna Scully of Daytona Beach, Fla.; Maryanne Morse and her husband, James, of West Yarmouth; Kevin Shaughnessy and his wife, Penny, of Watertown; and Janet Bibo and her husband, Peter, of Natick.

They also have five grandchildren, Matthew Scully, Ashley and Brendan Shaughnessy, and Ryan and Jake Bibo.